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NO. 68,025. PATENTED AUG. 20, 1867,

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TO ALL WHOM I'.l. MAY CONCERN:

' Be it known that I, R. W. oUNG, of Richmond, in -the county of. Henrico, and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for-Measuring and'Weighing' Liquids ;4 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the .accompanying draw-- ings, which are made a part of this speciieation, and in which-sy Figure 1 is a vertical section of'- an apparatus illustrating my invention, the plane` of sectionbeing represented by the linea x, fig. 2. i

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same on the line y y, fig. 1.'

In the different figures corresponding parts are indicated by 'the same letters-of reference.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel apparatus for measuring liquids, which is designed to-be employedin connection with a weighing apparatus in order to ascertain the exact amount of proof spirit contained in the liquor 'from the still. i Having ascertained the quanti-ty as Well as the weight, the'quality or strength of the liquid can Ybc readily determined by o. familiar comparative calculation. l i

I The mcnsurer has two chambers A A', of equal dimensions, surmounted by a receiving reservoir, B, inwhich is placed a slidefvalve, C, which, byreciprocal action, alterxliately opens an'd closes the inlet 4pipes D D of the respective chambers A A. Between the chambers is a poised beam, E, extending to the centre of each, and from the ends of lwhich are suspended rodsF F, passing through oats'G G', which' are adjustably secured thereon.' The lowery ends'of these `rods form sleeves to receive the stems k `hot the conicl valves H H' which guard the outlet openings ot' the chambers A A'. On the pivot Ill of the poised beam E rises u perpendicular rod, I, having an adjustable weight, J, on; its upper` end, and'eattending downto operate a forked arm; h, which moves .the slide-valve C in the receivingi reservoir. The bent ertremity of the pivot Ill eariesa pallet, E, which, being impell-ed by the oscillation of E', actuatcsvthe whe'els E? of a register, which marksaccurately the quantity of iiuid whieh passes throughl the chambers A A'.

The floats being adjusted to measurea specific quantity, theoperation of the measurer is as follows: S up- Vposing the operating parts in the relative position, represented in. iig. 1, the liquoris escaping from chamber A and replenishing chamber A,"the i'loat Gr descending andthe float G ascending. This continues untilithe chamber A'll'as its full charge and A is depleted, upon which the valve H is, closed by the `contact of the descending rod F, and the valve H is simultaneously opened by the contact of the shouldered head of its stem hwithtb'c closed steinof the sleeve of rod F. Simultaneously .with this'reversion in the position ofthe valves Il H theforked arm K receives an `impulse from I, thereby shifting the slide-valve C, so as to shut od' the supply from chamber A' and open communication between chambers A and reservoir B. The operation new proceeds as before, the liquor eccuinulating in Aand discharging from A. The valve C maybe provided with a guide-rod', L, and-guide-plates M- M, for maintaining it in its operating position.l The action of 'the rod'I upon the forked arm K muy be varied both as to time and force by shifting the weight J' away from or toward the piv'ot of axis F. Adjustable elastic balls N N serve to limit the vibrating motion of the weight J and pre-'- `vent jarring. -Thc pipe P'conduets the liquo'r from the still to the receiving reservoir B. The special use of the forked arm K, in` connection with the rod I, iste economize the moving force of the weight J'by avoiding frietional connection with the vulve C until the weight reaches the position (a little beyond the vertical) in which it is capable of acting with the greatest effect, as to speelland force, in shifting-the valve. It will 'be seen that while the lower extremity of the rod I is vibrating in the space between the forks of the arm K, the said rod is entirely independent of the vulve C, which, for the time being, vis in a state of rest; therefore the liquor in the receiving-chamber is notconcerned in moving the valve, but vmerely raises the weight J to a point where the influencent gravity causes it t drop-suddenly, its most effective force being thus exerted upon the valve C.

i I havedescribed un'apparu-tus which in measuring admits of a. continuous introduction and discharge of fluid, and which is .chenpvin construction and ac'cniiatc in the perforumnce of itsfunctions.

Having described my inventiornhwhzit l claim l:is new, and desire to secure byl Letters Patentis 1. The weighted'rod I and arm'K, in combination with the valve C, beam E, and iloats G G', gbstantially as and for the purposes-set forth. p

2Q The connections 7th', between the valves H H and float-rods FF', to actu-nte the former by the latter but permit independent motion. i

R. W. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

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